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Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-15
Don't Fail

to visit the great mark-down sale of mems, youths, boys and chldren's Over coats, Every overcoat in our overcoat department marked down to bottom prices, We are selling mems heavy double. breasted Overcoats, in gray and black, in all sizes, from 3i to ii, at $5 each. They are worth more money, but we shall let them go. We have one lot of Elysian beaver Overcoats, in all sizes, that we shall close at S1 each. Rogers, Peet X Co., fine Overcoats included in the mark down sale. Our children's Overcoat department is overstocked and we have cut the prices right and left. ChildrenS Overcoats in ages i, D. 6 and : years that have been sold all the season for $lO, we shall close them out at the very low price of $6 each. They are made up hobby and all new goods. Don't miss this opportunity of getting a good Overcoat for little money at the great mark-down sale. Think of it-a boy $ Oyercoat for $l 30 each.
 At HUE CLOTHING HoUsE,
 ll2 Church st,
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-15

Cincinnati Union Cigarmakers accuse the K. of L. Cigarmakers of working two hours per day longer than the time agreed upon with the bosses-namely eight hours.
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-15

The best $300 Calf Shoe will be found at CoSGRovE's. 45 Church street. All styles of Mems Working Shoes at lowest prices.
 CosGRovE X Co.,, Church street. S250 will buy a pair of Mems Calf Tap Sole Boots. Warranted to wear.
 CoSGROvE X Co.,, Church street. Buy the ''Peerless' Goodyear Welt Calf Shoe. Solid comfort. For sale only by CoSGROvE X Co.
 Our line of Mems $2.00 Shoes are not equaled for service.
 CosuROtE X Co.,, Church street. Boys and Youths School Shoes in large variety at
 CosGRovE& Go. s, Chulch street. Buy our Boys and Girls IndestructbIe School Shoes They have no equal for wear ID. w. COSGROVE X Co. We have lG different lines of Ladies' $25O Shoes, and cannot fail to please all who buy that grade of shoes
 D. W. COSGROyE X Co. We are selling Chiidren's Kid Spring Heel Shoes, sizes to s, for 15 cents.
 D. W. CoSGRoVE X Co.
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-15

Wool Mitts at 20, p, 35 and 50c. Wool Gloves at 25, B, 40 and 50c. Leather Gloves at 8, 30, i5c and $l. At LoEB'S, S03 Chapel street,
 near Oran"e street.
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-15

For al kiI'dS of Job Printing, go 10 the StaUord hint0tg Co.
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-15

Underwear! Underwear! at 25c,, worth 40c. Mems scarlet under wear at 9Sc. worth $l.25. Cardigan jackets at 75c. and upwards, at
 NJ. LAMBERT's,
 S20 Chapel street.
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EntasAium for NiiI.IeW.

John Hunters Tivoh, y. Y, in Vicks'
Popular Monthly, says: 1t may he useful
to know my experience with sulphide Of
potassium. In q cold mapery, through
neglect, ON a very hot day in August, and
not sufficient air having been given,
attribute the cause Of mil
dew, which | found gaining rapid head
way when ! went into the house a
day or two afterwards, My first thought
| cannot describe, for The vines were set
with an abundant crop Of fruit. A deci-
sion to stop the ravages at once was
quickly formed, as the use of sulphide Of
potassium occurred to me Therefore,
at q O'Clock next morning ] went into
the winery with a pound Of the sui
phide. | put "A quarter Of an ounce into
two gallons nt water and commenced to
syringe the vines AZ soon as ! had gone
all over them with the solution | com
menccd to wash the foliage with clear
water by turning il on through the hose,
III order to he secure against any evil that
might occur from too great strength. ] re
peated this two mornings more. The grapes
at the time were three parts ColOred, and
to-day they arc in perfect condition ]
may say that sulphidc Of potassium Is the
quick dispatcher OF mildew, and the friend
Of the gardener,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-05
TELESCOPE AND CAMERA.

Though the ciearness of the view obtained
will be affected by the quality of lenses en-
ployed, q common spyglass will answer well.
This Is adjusted to the proper focus, and at
tached either with strips Of cloth or paper or
with brass screw joint, to the objective of
the camera By drawing out the camera the
photograph is made larger, but the Incl eased
size il obtained at a sacrifice Of clearness and
sharpness Of definition. With a very supe-
rior instrument the camera lenses may even
be dispensed with, and satisfactory results
obtained by focusing the view upon the
plate with the telescope alone.
This method Of photography has much
practical value. Through 1t the details Of
mountain peaks and inaccessible objects can
be, as it were, brought near to one and fixed
upon the Photographic plate. More satisfac-
tory pictures of the earth's surface than those
hitherto obtained, can he taken by aeronauts
from their balloons in military and naval
operations the movements of the enemy can
liz uhpf D,rrnnhri
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Magic Money,

To make money disappear does not seem at
all difficult, and neither Is 1t when YOU 20 in
for spending, or 60 settle old debts always
supposiug You have any to settle But this
way of getting rid II money is not magic
The following trick will be Of interest to
our juvenile readers and, although purely
seight of hand, requires hut little practice 10
perform it with deXterity: Take Ten cent
piece between the thumb and forefnger
of the right hand; then. hy a rapid twist OF
the fingers, twirl the COIN 10y the same motion
that You would use TO spin Il top, at the same
time rapidly close your hand and the coin
will disappear up your coat sleeve; You can
now open your hand, and, much To the as
constituent of your audience, the coin will
not be there
This capital aud harmless trick may be
varied in hundred different ways. One
good plan is to take three nickel pieces and
concealing one in the palm Of the left hand,
place the other two, one each between the
thumb and foreiinger Of each hand, then give
the coin in the right hand the twirl already
described and closing both hands quickly,
the coin in the right hand will disappear up
your sleeve and the left hand. on being I'M
closed, will be found TO contain two nckels,
while the one that was in the right hand will
have disappeared. Thus you viii appear "a
the surprised spectators 80 have coniur,l the
coin from the right hand into the left,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-05

In recent number Of Science reference
was made 10 a remarkable case in which the
breath OF an individual or rather, the eructa-
tions from his stomach took fire when brought
in contact with lighted match. This case,
which was reported in The Medical Record
has called forth communications from ply
sicians that make it appear the phenomenon
is not so rare rs was at first supposed. in one
case Of disordared digestion the patient
emitted infammabe gas from the mouth,
which, upon analysis, was found to be largely
COMPOSED Of marsh gas. In another case the
gas was Suphuretted hydrogen. \ case is
reported in The British Medical Journal, in
which, while blowing out a match, the
patients breath caught fire with noise like
the report Of pistol, which was loud enough
to awaken his wife. One evening, while
a confirmed dyspeptic was lighting his pipe,
an eructa,iou OF gas from his stomach oc-
CURED, ami the isnited gas burned has mus
tache and lII~.
In Evald's book on indigestion the analysis
Of tho gas IL one Of these caSeS was carhOnic
acid, 2O.j7; hydrogen, 1851; carbursttei ny
drosen, 1913, oxygen, -; nitrogen, AIS,
sulphurctted hydrogen, q trace. The origin
Of these gases i, undoubtedly the undigested
fool, which IL these cases underg.s derom
POSITION
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may be considered as an average specimen,
though some burs contain rs many as
six nuts.
In regard to this tree Mr.. Lovett, pro-
pritor OF the nursery where the burr
shown in the cut was grown, says: 1.-THE
tree seems to be a good and thrifty grower
and nicely fitted for place on the lawn,
as 1t branches out low and forms close
compact head. 1t should he understood,
however, that the Japan chestnut varies
as much in size of tree and nut and in
bearing quality as our native sweet chest
nut or the English walnut"
About the fruit of this tree Mr.. Iovett
very frankly says that it is neither as
brittle, tender nor sweet Us our native
chestnut. But since, when roasted, it
compares favorably in quality with the
spanish chestnut SO largely sold in cities,
he has no doubt but that the Japan
chestnut crop, if produced in this country
would find ready sale for the purposes Of
the now imported Spanish nut and prove
profitable to the producer.
The great advantage the Japan chest
nut has over other foreign varieties of the
chestnut family seems to be its more
dwarfish habit of growth, remarkably
early fruiting, its apparent hardness,
which so far appears to be equal TO our
native chestnuts.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-05

Good cider vinegar can be made easily
and quickly if the following directions are
followed: When the ciuer Is made, save
the pomace and put it in tight barrels or
hogsheads, with one head out, and put
in enough rain water to cover IL. After
it has begun to fcrment, draw off from
the bottom all that you can, dilute the
cider with II, and nearly two barrels
of vinegar can be made of one of
cider. Do not ill the barrels in which the
cider ia to be made quite fun, as there
should he a space for air. Leave the
bung hole open, but protect il from flies
by n covering of wire screen or gauze.
Put into each barrel one or two pounds OF
bread dough. in the condition II is in when
Your wife is kneading IL out into loaves.
Once a day, for II few weeks, draw out
from each barrel gallon Of the cider
and pour il into The hung hole, So "a 10
get air into il. 4 quart or two Of
molasSeS are recommended a q help,
and beech shavingS and brown
paper are often used to hasten the
acetic fermentation; but we think the
bread DOUGH is best. If the vinegar is
made in summer, il may lie made out of
doors, but late in the fall it should be in .
room where the temperature can be kept
up 10 20 or 80 dogs. 10y stove heat. There
Is a good demand for cider vinegar, and
the making uf il will be found quite profit
able if due attention is given 10 1t and an
article uniformly good produced. Rural
New Yorker,
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Advantages of the Jerseys,


The advantages Of the Jerseys over other
breeds, according TO The Live Stock
Monthly, are;
/. Jerseys make more butter annually,
compared with the food they eat, than any
other breed.
9. Jerseys make better butter than any
other breed-better grain and better
flavor.
3. Jersey milk is the most profitable
because II contains more butter per quart
than that of any other breed, It's cream
rises quicker and its butter comes quicker,
4. Jersey butter brings from two 70 ten
cents more pound than any other, as a
rule, throughout the United States; hence,
on ninety farms out of hundred where
butter is speciality the introduction OF
jersey blood will change butter making
from dead loss 10 net profit,
o. Butter farming Is more profitable,
healthful and refined than truck farming,
beef farming, poultry or pig raising.
Q. For every cent lost on account OF the
Jerseys small carcass, there are two cents
gained on account Of her better butter and
lurger annual yield.
We want Holsteins and Ayrshires for
the general cheese and milk supply; we
want Shorthsrns and Rerefords for their
beef, but the country wants the Jersey
for her butter-so let us have an end to
the opposition which this breed has met
with for forty years. He who specialises
wins. The general purpose cow" Is an
impossible animal. Let each farmer de-
eide whether all circumstances point to u
beef, q milk or butter breed, and choose
his stock accordingly,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-05
Practical Sheen Culture,

Statistics make it appear that medium
wool commands a better price now than
tine wool IN consideration of this fact q
Michigan shecu breeder, Mt the late meet
ing of the American McrinO Sheep Regis
ter association, advises: First, the com
mon breeder of the native ranger-raising
sheep for the market-cOuple his flock OF
coarse wool ewes with a good selection OF
thoroughbred merinO rams, and thereby
increase the weight and improve the quail
ity of fleece without decreasing the weight
of the carcass
In crossing the breeder further advises
that no one he led by any false notions OF
economy to Use anything but thorough
bred sire on the flock. In case one owns
the common natives OF the country. the
use of a well bred sire is all the more inn
pOrtant, for nowhere else will the evi.
dence of his power to transmit his charac-
teristics he seen than on common stock,
The experiment of crossing coarse wool
rams on fine wool ewes produces disas-
trous failures, the result being, so far as
the work IS concerned, grade not desir.
able, owing to its variety. The result is
generally light, dry, tough wool to cut,
and frequently n surface on the sheep of
little fine wrinkles, over which it is din.
cult to shear.
In considering the subject OF public
shearing matches, and the infatuation for
producing "A heavy fleece without due re.
gard TO quality. this Michigan grower be
lieved that the ambition to produce heavy
fleece cannot receive too much encourage.
inent, provided the standard of excellence
can at the same time be improved then,
and not until then, should this depart,
ment of the enterprise be considered
worthy of attention. For what can be
the object in producing twenty-five tc
thirty pounds of wool which shrinks SO
much in cleansing that fewer pounds OF
desirable wool are obtained than from q
lighter fleece that has gained greater
length OF staple. II is often the case that
Il dense, short and very oily fleece weighs
more than another that will cleanse out a
greater quantity of wool Of superior
quality.
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siguiGcanc. of Tsttooing.

According 10 9 recent report of the Vienna
AnthropooEical society, DR.. NJ. Halberlandt
does not believe that tattooing was at first i'll
tended merely as an ornament He at
tributes it to religious significance, the
figures described on the skin having some
reference to the totemc or ancestral god Of
the elan, and serving rs a protection to the
wearer. In latter days, when this meaning
had faded the figure became a mere style of
personal decoration DR.. Halberlandt draws
a distinction between tattooing, in which the
figures are dclneated by inserting fine
pointed instrument repeatedly into the skin,
and what he calls, FROM an Australian word,
the manka, in which process the lines are
scratched or cut, and the Coioring matter
rubbed ill., TIN, distinction he maintains
as important as an chronological criterion.
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Facts Farmers Want to Know.

Canada, II i reported, has voted $500,
900 10 buy land and establish an agricul-
tural experiment station IN tie Dominion.
Great loss 20 Montana cattlemcn is re-
ported in stock dying fror exposure and
lack Of food.
The United states wool Clip tor 1856, ac-
corline 10 The Annual Wool Circular, was
short Of lsSj by 1000 600 pounds, not
withStaudine an increase IN the Pacific
states and northern territories. the 6iminu-
ton in Texas being nearly 20 per cent,
with more ar les shortage in most Of the
states cast q the Mississippi The esti-
mated clip tor 1856 j. set down az 32922.3DJ, =
000 pounds against 329, HH, coo pounds in
1855.
Statistic compiled 10y the New York
Produce Exchange give -, 900 packages Of
Butter on hand IN New York city Jan. :,
1897, az compared with GI,s'J packages
Jan. J, 1856. Fifty per cent Of this IL
western creamery and about - per ceut
state dairy. - L. -.
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The Earth Worm =.

II is only recently that science has come TO
understand fully the service which the earth
worm-the humble creature which some
American boys call the angie worm and
others the mud woim" performs IN III"
economy of the world
II is now known, says Youths Companion,
that burrowng steadily in the earth, it does
valuable work for agriculture The little
holes which he makes let III the air and light
10 damp places, aud conduct to the roots Of
the plants the leaf mold and surface ac-
,umulations of all sorts which these plants
need for their noUri-hnent But more than
this the worms bring 10 the surface the finely
powdered earth which they consume in their
borrowings and scatter it over the soil
Two earth worms, pat in glass vas
eighteen inches in diameter, filed with sand,
covered with dry leaves, managed iirst H.
sink the leave, entirely bencath the sand, and
then to cover the sand with thin coating Of
OF humuS, or mold All tins vas accomplished
in six months
One enrth worm viii bring - the surface
about seven grain, ayoirdup0ls Of earth in
day This - a very small quantity 81 earth,
but If wc multiply It 10y fifty xix thousand,
the average uumh.l Of worms tp an acre, We
have more than tiny pounds Of Garth raised
every day.
From oct q. $50 b. oct. "A, 1871, the
worms upon one fed iu England brought up
eight tons of earth, aud iu another field six
teen tons 4 Gall in Stanorl.hirc is covered
annually 10y the worms with deposit Of
earth nearly a quart"ruf an inch m Thickness.
By the slow ton Of the earth worms rocks
are buried Ia the ground and the surface 81
the earth j. modified It Is chiefly their work
which mas buried the ruins OF dead cities
uulrT IN. ground.
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The area, product and value OF the
crops OF corn, wheat and oats last year, as
prepared for permanent record by the Ma
tional department Of agriculture, is as fol-
lows:
The corn crop, in round numbers. aS-
gregates ,66j 900, 900 bushels, grown on
Is, 600. 900 acres. and has farm value of
500, 000. 900. The yield is ~ bushels per
acre II bushels less than last year.
There is an increase of area Of over ) per
cent, and a decrease in product of ii PER
cent, while the average price has in
creased II per cent, or from y. cents TO
36. 6 cent, per buShel.
The aggregate product OF wheat is
f57, O00 90 bushels, from an area of nearly
81, OO0. 600 acres, having n farm value of
33fi 900. 900. The average value is IS
cents per brShel, against -. ! for the pre-
vious crop and ~. . cents for the great
crop of 1884. This is 81 per cent. reduc-
ton from the average value between 1870
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-05

Mr. J. W. Walker is credited with having
discovered, on tn" south side of Pine mount
ain, Georgia, nearly 200 tc'tahoye til" famous
Corlmdum mine, site " here the ancient in
hahitan,s of that region manufactured their
tale vessels for cooking uudoubted evidences
appear Of the use OF stone implements i'll the
work The vessels were blocked ont and hol-
lowed before being broken from the ledge.
Many Of the remaining fragments are honey
combed by exposure. Similar phenomena
are familiar elsewhere TO archrologists in in
stance OF which may bc cited quarries in
southern California also several sites in the
District of Columbia.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-05

Most Of the ingenious "ontrlvancos that
have been introduced from time to time for
the prompt detection of fire damp in mines
have been Of somewhat complicated nature
The latest of these brought to notice, how
ever, is described as 50 simple in principle
aud construction as To- excite wonder at its
not having been thought Of before. An India
rubber ball, with hole in il, is squeezed fiat
in the hand and held in the place suspected Of
fire damp while released, aud allowed Ia suck
in sample Of the air; the ball is then di-
rectad toward a safety lamp and again
squeezed, when the teltale blue flame shows
if Il contains any unammablc vapor
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-05

Numbered with novel productions in
way of barrels is ventilated barrel intro
duced to public notice by Isaac y Kerr,
Of Muscatine, la. the inventor. This
package is described by those who have
seen it a. bulging barrel, having its
sides constructed of straight parallel edged
slaves or Stats, convened lOngitudnally
The slaves are secured by woven wires IN
position TO form between the slaves, ven
tilating openings enlarged from the ends
to the middle Of the barrel There is an
inner pervious lining adapted 10 admit
ventilation through the openings.
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WIRE TIGHTESTR.

4 useful article for tightening trelDs
wires is made as follows: Put two screws
about three inches apart into small piece
Of wood a few inches long, and near one
end n single screw, leaving the heads pro
iecting about half an inch. BY placing
the wire between the two screws and turn
ing the wood around, the wire is drawn
tight; ard hv engaging the head Of the
single screw upon il, the tension is main
tanned Fig. ! shows the operation Of the
contrivance, and Fig. , the arrangement
Of the screws or pins. A strong piece Of
wood two feet long and iron bolts fastened
with nuts at the back furnish form Of
this device that may be used 10 tighten
wire fences
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-05

and 1880, The general average for winter
and spring wheat is nearly l2,4 bushels
per acre,
The product Of oats is 694, 900, 900 bush
els, 5000, 600 less than last year, from an
area of over %, 600, 900 acres, producing a
value of Sls6, 900, 600. The average yield
is 26,i bushels, against 276 last year.
The average value is 30 s cents per bushel;
last year, $50 cents per bushel.
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SCIENCE AND PROGRESS,
INTERESTING ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIS
COvERY IN GEORGIA.

Ingenious Contrivance for Detecting Fire
Damp Telescope Photography Pro-
vides Amusement for Amateurs and u
New Method for Practical Purposes.
A new method of amusement for the nu.
merous and increasing class of amateur pho
tographers is provided in telescope photog-
raphy, which is also susceptible of employ.
ment for many practical purposes. The first
OF the accompanying cuts, taken from La
Nature, shows the arrangement of a tele-
sCopic camera
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No. =. =
\ PICTURE PUZZLF

\ PICTURE PUZZLE

Dom Pedro, tn" elephant, who died not 20
very long az" Of rheumatism in the lhiladsl
I,hia geological gardens, was mean Least
and a, cunning n mean. During hi> latter
days it was very difficult Ia give him medi
cine So the rli~e was adopted OF filling a
scoop-d ont apple with the rem~ii., ami feel
ing II with dozen or more sound ONES. The
dodge Worked for while, but Dom soon
found II out, AMI after that each apple wa,
carefully examined, and the d,,"p'i,. ono al
WAYS thrown ont
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FARM AND GARDEN.
VENTILATED BARRELS, ALSO BAR
RElS MADE OF ONE STAve.

Homemade Contrivances for Tightening
Wire-Crop Statistics and other Agri-
cultural News-Advantages of the Japan
Chestnut Over Other Foreign Varieties.
Considerable interest has been mani
tested of late in the Japan chestnut, which
has thus far seemed TO thrive better here
than other members of the European
chestnut family (castanea yescal.
Our nurserymen generally are ready TO
speak a good word for this tree, and are
recommending it, not only for its fruit,
but rs a pleasing object on the lawn.
The picture here given is an admirable
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-05
\ Lesson Ia RHYME.

The syllable .ough~ is pronounce in even
totally distinct ways Tn. following rcupl"t
will help g." Tx these different prouuuois'Ion>
IN your mind:
Though IN. tough cough sul the h., ouch plough
me 'hr,aIzh,
Der lfc's GS.S lOIsh my course I 81 pursue